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Mr. Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, also known as Geo, serves as Executive Director of Marketing & International at Marks & Spencer Group Plc. Mr. Bousquet-Chavanne served as Executive Director of Marketing & Business Development at Marks & Spencer Group Plc since July 9, 2013. Mr. Bousquet-Chavanne served as Corporate Director of Strategy Implementation and Business Development at Marks & Spencer Group Plc since September 2012. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and ... President of Yoostar Entertainment Group Inc. Mr. Bousquet-Chavanne served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of T-Ink Inc. since July 2007. He served as Group President of Estee Lauder Companies Inc. from July 2001 to June 2008. He headed the Aramis and Designer Fragrances division - including Aramis, Tommy Hilfiger, Donna Karan, Michael Kors, Sean John, Donald Trump, The Fragrance and Missoni - while adding the leadership of Bobbi Brown, Stila, Darphin and Rodan + Fields brands and the Fashion Group to his duties. From 2001 to 2004, he directed the worldwide businesses of Estée Lauder, M·A·C, along with Aramis and Designer Fragrances. From 1998 to 2001, he served as President of Estee Lauder International Inc. 'ELII', where he was responsible for the marketing, operations and financial direction of all brands within The Estée Lauder Companies in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Asia/Pacific region. Mr. Bousquet-Chavanne was also instrumental in establishing two regional Product Development Centers, in Paris and Tokyo. From 1992 to 1996, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Travel Retailing of ELII. From 1989 to 1992, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Aramis International, a division of ELII. From 1996 to 1998, he served as an Executive Vice President and General Manager for International Operations of Parfums Christian Dior S.A. He served as a Managing Director for Elizabeth Arden in the U.K. He serves as Co-Chairman of Yoostar Entertainment Group, Inc. He has been an Executive Director of Marks & Spencer Group plc since July 11, 2013. He has been Independent Director of Brown-Forman Corporation since May 12, 2005. He served as a Director of HSN, Inc. since August 20, 2008 until May 8, 2013. He serves as the Chairman of The Fragrance Foundation. He serves as a member of the Franco-American Business Council, the Business Council of International Understanding (BCIU) and the Council for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Mr. Bousquet-Chavanne serves as a Member of Advisory Board of New York City Ballet, Inc. He holds an MBA from Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, an MBA from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce in Marseilles, France, where he received the Trophy of Best International Career, and an Advanced Management degree from Stanford's Executive Program in Strategy and Organization.

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